HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
304 - Demon Valley Sect

Wang Zhao had just treaded on the ground before seeing a very different scene about the Black Lotus Palace which was the residence for cultivators of the Demon Valley Sect.

This palace should be as grand and luxurious as he knew it. The Black Lotus Palace should be a place capable of dazzling the eyes due to its opulence, but what he saw could be described with one word:

Horrifically.

The expression on the Mad Beggar Boy's face had even explained what the scenery of this place looked like. The man hugged Xiao Shuxiang's arm in fear.

"This ... W-are you sure this is the right place?" the voice of the Mad Beggar Boy sounded trembling, he gulped and said. "You're not taking us to the wrong place, are you?"

"Young Master Xiao .." Hu Li's countenance looked pale. It felt as if he had just remembered that Xiao Shuxiang often went wrong when using the Moving Mirror Technique.

They had indeed never been brought to the burial grounds by this technique, but Xiao Shuxiang had once taken them to the baths of the women and it was even worse.

Xiao Shuxiang looked at the Mad Beggar Boy who was hugging his arm. He did not like the actions of this man and was just about to talk-Wang Zhao suddenly walked beside him with shocked eyes.

"The Black Lotus Palace shouldn't be like this ..." Wang Zhao looked up and saw the palace that was where he used to live was now on a steep cliff with a mound of land that sharpened outwards.

The earth mound was not only pointed, but also sharp. Among the mounds was a human body and head that had even become a skull.

Wang Zhao's breathing became congested. He walked over and was shocked as his foot stepped on some bones that were the skeleton of a human finger.

"This place is so scary ..." The Mad Beggar Boy tightly hugged his bamboo staff and kept hold of Xiao Shuxiang's arm despite having been hand-picked several times.

The Crazy Beggar Boy had a bad face and was about to vomit with a smell in this place. "God ... Don't you guys smell it? We're like we're at the headquarters of a man-eating Demonic Beast. The smell in this place I think could kill people,"

Xiao Shuxiang heard him and then snorted, "Really? Can you kill people? Then why are you still alive?"

"That's just a parable-aah! What am I stepping on?"

"You're such a bitch, stay away from me..!"

Lan Guan Zhi watched his good friend and the Crazy Beggar Boy. These two people could never be silent. There must always be a topic that gets them into a fight.

On the other hand, Liu Wei Lin and Hu Li seemed to be closing their noses due to the smell from this place. The two had only walked five steps and suddenly something sounded.

Xiao Shuxiang and the Crazy Beggar Boy noticed that they spontaneously looked up and seemed to frown when an object fell from the top of the cliff, rolled and split when touched by the pointed ground.

Wang Zhao who was already quite far ahead also heard the same thing. He turned around and was shocked when an object fell, right in front of him.

They were all shocked, especially after knowing that the fallen was a human body that had rotted and had been split in two. His condition was not far from the word, 'horrible'.

"Why is this place so scary?" The Mad Beggar Boy gave a pale expression, "A-ayo we just go home. I don't want to be here, let's go."

Xiao Shuxiang looked at the man nearby and extended a hand. He flicked the forehead of the Crazy Beggar Boy and said, "You are so timid ... It's really embarrassing,"

"Shuxiang, there are two things I don't like the most in this world." The Mad Beggar Boy said seriously, "The first is with women and the second is a haunted place, let alone one filled with corpses like this."

"Then you're safe, you're coming to the right place." Xiao Shuxiang mocked and began to inspect the corpse before him. He flipped the body of the corpse without the slightest disgust.

The Mad Beggar Boy had goosebumps and Liu Wei Lin himself seemed to turn his face away as he could not bear to see the rotting corpse even filled with caterpillars.

Lan Guan Zhi and Hu Li could not bear to see it either. They turned their faces away and closed their eyes for a moment, the expressions of the two people were full of concern and also looked sad.

Xiao Shuxiang examined the face of the corpse whose body had been split apart and then made a soft voice, "Still new. Looks like he died five days ago with one neat incision on his neck. That's fine, too,"

"You ... Aren't you afraid to dream spooky when you see that?" The Mad Beggar Boy took cover behind Lan Guan Zhi's back when he asked.

"Why should you be afraid?" Xiao Shuxiang used spiritual energy and blue flames began to envelop his right hand. "This is not even how much of a corpse I witnessed dried itself on the outer wall of the back of the Butterfly Sect, yet,"

Wang Zhao realized what the young man was going to do. He wanted to hold it, but his voice was stuck in his throat. He could only close his eyes as the corpse before him started burning.

"Young Master Wang, what's wrong with you?" Lan Guan Zhi saw the look on Wang Zhao's face and his question made his friends immediately turn their heads.

Wang Zhao looked at Lan Guan Zhi before taking a breath. He gulped and tried to open his voice even though his tone sounded trembling.

Wang Zhao said, "He ... This guy ... I recognize him well. He's a Shen-uncle"

The Mad Beggar Boy blinked and started looking towards the corpse that was burned by the fire belonging to Xiao Shuxiang. He looked back at Wang Zhao and felt nervous about not knowing how to calm this young man down.

Xiao Shuxiang took a breath and then stood up, he stared at Wang Zhao before looking up at the other corpse whose body was stuck in the spiky mound.

Xiao Shuxiang said, "Strengthen your heart. There is no time to be sad or anything. We have an important mission right now and if you want to cry, then just do it later."

"Mr Xiao ..." Wang Zhao was stunned and looked at Xiao Shuxiang who had started walking ahead of him.

The Crazy Beggar Boy caught up with Xiao Shuxiang and discussed something with the young man. On the other hand, Liu Wei Lin was seen walking beside Lan Guan Zhi while waving his fan.

Liu Wei Lin himself invited Lan Guan Zhi to speak. Most of the talk was related to the atmosphere in this place and the strategy they were going to do.

"Young Master Lan," Liu Wei Lin said softly, "This place is different from the one Wang Zhao had seen. Doesn't that mean the map you're making won't be the same as it is now?"

"This is also what I'm thinking about," Lan Guan Zhi did look calm, but was actually very careful. He did not lose any vigilance at all and kept a close eye on the surroundings.

The Mad Beggar Boy who had a keen sense of smell appeared to be extremely tormented. He was nauseated several times and even vomited because he could not stand the scent around him.

"The more it goes, the stronger it smells." The Mad Beggar Boy shook his head slowly, "I really don't like this place."

The Mad Beggar Boy said, "I think the olfactory of the cultivators in this place is a bit disturbed. Justjust look. Are they able to live comfortably with this pungent smell for most of the day?"

"We're at the bottom of the palace, Mad Beggar Boy. And all one has to do is how to climb up there, right in the Black Lotus Palace-"

As Xiao Shuxiang spoke, something suddenly shot out from within the darkness and he immediately pulled the body of the Mad Beggar Boy as his meat shield.

The incident was shocking, even Lan Guan Zhi, Wang Zhao and Liu Wei Lin spontaneously unsheathed their weapons. Hu Li stared hard at the front.

The Wood Sticks of the Mad Beggar Boy clashed strongly with a hand from the figure of the black-clothed man before him and the staff was instantly split in two.

Everyone is surprised. The attacking figure was none other than Wang Hu Zhuan, a man with cold eyes with an unusually handsome face.

Xiao Shuxiang did not waste a chance. He darted with Yinng xiong and a fight ensued.

The Mad Beggar Boy was of course shocked to suddenly become a shield by this young man and was even more shocked when he witnessed the condition of his bamboo stick. He also held the strong stick that had been split in two and saw his friend fight again.

Xiao Shuxiang did not hear the curse of the Mad Beggar Boy. He was dealing with the figure before him which was quite troublesome. Even the unexpected thing came back again with the cracking sound of his stealth weapon.

"Stop..!" Wang Zhao exclaimed and got into that fight. He was in the middle of a person who was struggling. He looked at the extremely cold-faced man before starting to circulate his gaze and gazed towards Xiao Shuxiang.

"Master Xiao, put down your sword. He's not the enemy. He's my Uncle," Wang Zhao explained it briefly and made his friends flinch.

Xiao Shuxiang still had not lowered his weapon. He said, "This man who once made Yinng xiong destroyed. Now you're out of the way,"

"Uncle Wang Hu Zhuan who had helped me and elder Meng Hao Niang escaped from this place. Please believe me, he's harmless."

"What?" Xiao Shuxiang was shocked, as was Liu Wei Lin. Lan Guan Zhi's good friend noticed the black-looking man in front of him and was still feeling alert.

"No, Wang Zhao." Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice, "I've seen him in the Cloud Sea Sect. You were there too. He really broke my sword into pieces,"

"Uncle," Wang Zhao turned his head towards the man who had an extremely cold expression. He felt uneasy because the twinkle on Xiao Shuxiang's eyes was so threatening.

Wang Hu Zhuan himself was a towering figure with eyes like two cold pools. If someone else was staring at him, then it was a gaze capable of making the other person's internal organs freeze from fear.

Xiao Shuxiang was certainly not affected in this kind of provocation. Even if his opponent was a dangerous figure once, he would never tremble. He can also be very scary.

Wang Hu Zhuan watched the young man in front of him and then placed his hands behind his back. His body was upright and full of authoritative aura. He also noticed one by one the intruders who had come to the territory of the Demon Valley Sect.

"Testing," Wang Hu Zhuan opened his voice and it made the Mad Beggar Boy involuntarily hold his breath. The man wearing the makeup did not blink as he stared at the extraordinary figure before him.

Wang Hu Zhuan said, "I've never sided with anyone. All I do is test people like you,"

Xiao Shuxiang did not know what to react to, but his other companions did not seem to want to attack and this black-looking man did not look like fighting either.

Wang Hu Zhuan stared at Wang Zhao and tonelessly said, "Now you look a little stronger. But either this proves your ability or vice versa,"

"You're all too rash to get into this place." Wang Hu Zhuan shook his head and snorted, "Truly looking to die."

"It's all Xiao Shuxiang's fault," the Mad Beggar Boy spontaneously pointed towards Xiao Shuxiang and laughed dryly as he was given a cold gaze by the figure in front of him.

Hu Li and Liu Wei Lin themselves did not even intend to open their voices. Both of them were silent by a thousand languages because this figure before them had a cold aura that was even stronger than Lan Guan Zhi. To be honest, they feel they have to be careful while breathing.

Wang Hu Zhuan said, "That person is here. Be careful not to get caught in the mist of dreams."

Wang Zhao and his friends gasped, he gulped and then nodded slowly. He grabbed Xiao Shuxiang's wrist and took the young man away before things happened again.

The Crazy Beggar Boy caught up with Wang Zhao. While Lan Guan Zhi seemed to put his hands together and bowed respectfully, Liu Wei Lin and Hu Li followed him. They left Wang Hu Zhuan and walked deeper.

Xiao Shuxiang's voice sounded cursed. He said, "Why did you pull me? I'm not done with him. What did that mean? The testing? Is my Ying xiong the thing to be tested?"

"Mr Xiao, calm down and listen to me. Please don't be angry,"

"I'm not angry..! I was only annoyed once," Xiao Shuxiang murmured, "That guy thinks he's great, huh? He does not yet know who this Venerable Xiao Shuxiang is, let me prove it to him. Let go of me,"

"You're so great, Mr. Xiao, and I trust you. I admire you, so calm down first.." Wang Zhao tried to calm Xiao Shuxiang down. Only after the condition of this young man was good enough did he begin to explain.

Wang Zhao said, "Uncle Wang Hu Zhuan ... He has the Spiritual Core Melting Hand. Honestly ... I don't know how big his power is. Even when I saw him fight, he never lost once. I ..."

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Xiao Shuxiang and the others were naturally shocked. They froze and stared at Wang Zhao. The Mad Beggar Boy gulped and subconsciously held tightly to his split bamboo stick.

"Well, I feel ... He was like he was not an indiscriminate person," the Mad Beggar Boy laughed dryly, "I am also the truth .... Uhm .... Scared,"

Xiao Shuxiang turned his head, he looked at the expressionless Mad Beggar Boy as he felt that this man's speech was very unnatural. How could a figure like the Mad Beggar Boy who was already a legend fear such a person? Hmph, can't be allowed.

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